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Questions about Maui and the Road to Hana

Lahaina is awesome you'll enjoy it. The road to Hana is known for getting motion sickness and due to the fact it is a very long drive to what seems to be a short distance. Make sure you rent a jeep or something that will be comfortable for very rough roads. I was there feb of this year and the weather was awesome. Plan to take a whole day for the road to Hana.

the hana trail is fun. there are alot of places to stop and take pictures and explore. the 1st half is mostly sightseeing and is a must do. the different beaches and waterfalls are amazing. the 2nd half is more of an off road excursion back to your hotel. get the cd that is like a tour guide and bring alot of storage for photos and most of all, have fun.

I was last in Maui in December 2001/January 2002 and did the Highway to Hana in a Jeep.

Even back then, the rental company DID NOT want you taking their vehicle around the back side of the island. The main reason is if you break down, they have almost no way to recover the vehicle. 11 years ago, those roads weren't so great and there were some parts on the mountain where there was barely enough road for ONE vehicle to pass.

We rented a little econ car (mazda 2) for the week (you will need it) and we stayed just north of Lahaina on the kanapali coast line. The road to Hana is awesome.. just make sure you LEAVE Early for it to beat most of the tourists... like 6-7am early.
Plan the entire day to do the road to hana. We found that the small car came in handy as there are a lot of stops along the side of the road that a little car does great on... remember this road is about as wide as your couch...

We made the mistake of doing the laua the same day as hana... we barely made it back in time for the laua and we left at 8am.

I highly recommend getting the book "Maui Revealed"... it is BY FAR the best book on Maui and tells you exactly where to go on Hana to whatever you are interested in (seeing waterfalls or hiking) or just enjoying the drive... here are some pics

We rented a little econ car (mazda 2) for the week (you will need it) and we stayed just north of Lahaina on the kanapali coast line. The road to Hana is awesome.. just make sure you LEAVE Early for it to beat most of the tourists... like 6-7am early.
Plan the entire day to do the road to hana. We found that the small car came in handy as there are a lot of stops along the side of the road that a little car does great on... remember this road is about as wide as your couch...

We made the mistake of doing the laua the same day as hana... we barely made it back in time for the laua and we left at 8am.

I highly recommend getting the book "Maui Revealed"... it is BY FAR the best book on Maui and tells you exactly where to go on Hana to whatever you are interested in (seeing waterfalls or hiking) or just enjoying the drive... here are some pics

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Nice! I'll be there next November for my honeymoon, I think we're staying right around where you were.

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